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1 Siberia

SF Siberia

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femenino Siberia

ahí fuera hace más frío que en Siberia — it's like the North Pole out there!

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= Siberia.

Ex. He spent more than a decade in prison and labour camps in Siberia.

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* de Siberia = Siberian.

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femenino Siberia

ahí fuera hace más frío que en Siberia — it's like the North Pole out there!

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= Siberia.

Ex: He spent more than a decade in prison and labour camps in Siberia.

* de Siberia = Siberian.

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Siberia

feminine

Siberia

ahí fuera hace más frío que en Siberia it's like the North Pole out there!

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Siberia sustantivo femenino
Siberia
Siberia f Geog Siberia

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Siberia n

Siberia

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Siberia

f Siberia

Spanish-English dictionary > Siberia
2 abatirse

abatirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ave) to swoop ( sobre, down on); (avión) to dive ( sobre, down on)

2 (ceder) to give in

3 (desanimarse) to lose heart, become depressed

4 figurado (descender) to fall upon

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VPR

1) (=caerse) to drop, fall; [pájaro, avión] to swoop, dive

abatirse sobre — to swoop on

2) (=desanimarse) to be depressed, get discouraged

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(v.) = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop

Ex. They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid.

Ex. One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.

Ex. Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.

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(v.) = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop

Ex: They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid.

Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.

Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.

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■abatirse verbo reflexivo
1 (desmoralizarse) to lose heart, become depressed: se abate con facilidad, he has a tendency to get depressed
2 (caer sobre) to swoop down [sobre, on]: la desgracia se abatió sobre un pueblo de Burgos, misfortune hit a town in Burgos
' abatirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derrumbarse
- desfallecer
- abatir
English:
swoop

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vpr

1. [caer]
abatirse sobre algo/alguien to pounce on sth/sb;

la desesperación se abatió sobre ellos they were overcome by a feeling of despair;

la desgracia se abatió sobre la región the region has been struck o hit by disaster;

el halcón se abatió sobre su presa the falcon swooped down on its prey;

una tormenta de nieve se abatió sobre la cumbre the summit was hit by a snowstorm

2. [desanimarse] to become dejected o disheartened

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abatirse

v/r

:

abatirse sobre swoop down on

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vr

1) deprimirse: to get depressed

2)

abatirse sobre : to swoop down on

Spanish-English dictionary > abatirse
3 abogado que asesora a los presos

(n.) = jailhouse lawyer

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

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(n.) = jailhouse lawyer

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Spanish-English dictionary > abogado que asesora a los presos
4 absolver

v.

1 to acquit (law).

El juez absolvió a María The judge acquitted Mary.

2 to absolve (religion).

Ricardo absolvió a María Richard absolved Mary.

El arrepentimiento absuelve los pecados Repentance absolves sins.

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absolver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover

► verbo transitivo (pp absuelto,-a)

1 RELIGIÓN to absolve

2 DERECHO to acquit

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verb

1) to absolve

2) acquit, clear

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(pp absuelto)
VT (Rel) to absolve; (Jur) to acquit, clear (de of)
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verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) to absolve

absolver a alguien de algo — to absolve somebody of something

b) (Der) < acusado> to acquit, find... not guilty

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= suspend + sentence, exonerate, exculpate, acquit, absolve.

Ex. Since he had already spent 4 days in prison, the judge decided further punishment would be wrong and that sentence would be suspended.

Ex. In addition most of the men offered explanations to exonerate their fathers for their inadequacies as sexuality educators.

Ex. Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.

Ex. He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.

Ex. The murder of these two people was never absolved in the public eye.

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* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.

* absolver de obligación = absolve + Nombre + from obligation.

* absolver de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.

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verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) to absolve

absolver a alguien de algo — to absolve somebody of something

b) (Der) < acusado> to acquit, find... not guilty

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= suspend + sentence, exonerate, exculpate, acquit, absolve.

Ex: Since he had already spent 4 days in prison, the judge decided further punishment would be wrong and that sentence would be suspended.

Ex: In addition most of the men offered explanations to exonerate their fathers for their inadequacies as sexuality educators.

Ex: Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.

Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.

Ex: The murder of these two people was never absolved in the public eye.

* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.

* absolver de obligación = absolve + Nombre + from obligation.

* absolver de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.

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absolver [ E11 ]

vt

1 ( Relig) to absolve absolver a algn DE algo to absolve sb OF sth

yo te absuelvo de tus pecados I absolve you of your sins

la absolvieron de toda culpa she was absolved of all blame

2 ( Der) ‹acusado› to acquit, find … not guilty

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absolver ( conjugate absolver) verbo transitivo
a) (Relig) to absolve

b) (Der) ‹ acusado› to acquit, find … not guilty

absolver verbo transitivo
1 Rel to absolve
2 Jur to acquit
' absolver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perdonar
- absuelto
English:
absolve
- acquit
- clear
- exonerate

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absolver vt

1. Der to acquit;

lo absolvieron de los cargos he was acquitted of the charges

2. Rel
lo absolvió (de sus pecados) he absolved him of his sins

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absolver

< absuelto> v/t

1 JUR acquit

2 REL absolve

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absolver {89} vt

1) : to absolve

2) : to acquit

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absolver vb to acquit

Spanish-English dictionary > absolver
5 acabar

v.

1 to finish, to end.

hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile

el asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badly

acabar bien to have a happy ending (película)

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!

La película acabó The film finished.

Ya terminé I already finished

Acabé mi trabajo I finished my job.

2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

ese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail

Acabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.

Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.

3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.

La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.

4 to tire out.

El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.

5 to have an orgasm, to come.

María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.

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acabar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete

■ he acabado el trabajo I've finished the work

2 (consumir) to use up

■ acabaron las provisiones they used up their supplies

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to finish, end; (pareja) to split up

■ la película acaba con la muerte del rey the film ends with the death of the king

■ acaba en punta it has a pointed end

■ Pilar y Juan han acabado Pilar and Juan have split up

2 acabar por + gerundio to end up + - ing

■ acabé por comprar el vestido I ended up buying the dress

► verbo pronominal acabarse

1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out

■ el partido se acabó con empate a dos goles the match ended in a two-all draw

■ se acabó la fiesta the party's over

■ se le acaba el contrato el mes que viene his contract runs out next month

■ se nos ha acabado el butano we've run out of butane

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acabar bien to have a happy ending

acabar con (destruir) to destroy, put an end to 2 (terminar) to finish, finish off

■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats

■ la caída de la bolsa acabó con su fortuna the stock market crash ruined him

■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!

acabar de + inf to have just + past participle

■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it

acabar mal (cosa) to end badly 2 (persona) to come to a bad end

■ como sigas así acabarás mal if you carry on like that you'll come to a bad end

¡acabáramos! familiar at last!

no acabar de...

■ el autobús no acaba de venir the bus still hasn't come

■ este queso no acaba de gustarme I don't really like this cheese

¡se acabó! that's it!

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verb

to finish, complete, end

- acabarse
- acabar de
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1. VT

1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off

¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?

me falta poco para acabar el jersey — I've nearly finished the jumper

me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting

acabó sus días en prisión — he ended his days in prison

2) (=consumir) to finish

ya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil

cuando acabe esta cerveza me voy — when I've finished this beer I'm going

3) LAm (=hablar mal de)

acabar a algn — to speak ill of sb

2. VI

1) (=terminar) to finish, end

¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?

la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

acabáramos —

acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)
2)

• acabar con —

a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to

acabaron con la tarta en un minuto — they finished off the cake within a minute

¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?

hay que acabar con tanto desorden — we must put an end to all this confusion

hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies

b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away with

cuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair

¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *

esto acabará conmigo — this will be the end of me

3)

• acabar de hacer algo —

a) [cuando se ha terminado]

acabo de llamarla por teléfono — I have just phoned her

acababa de entrar cuando sonó el teléfono — I had just come in when the phone rang

b) [cuando se está haciendo]

cuando acabemos de pagarlo — when we finish paying for it

para acabar de arreglarlo —

para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye

- ¡acaba de parir!

c)

• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it

no acabo de entender este concepto — I just can't seem to understand this concept

ese candidato no me acaba de convencer — I'm not too sure about that candidate

4) [con complemento de modo]

la película acaba bien — the film has a happy ending

su relación acabó mal — their relationship came to an unhappy end

si sigues así vas a acabar mal — if you carry on like that you'll come to a sticky end

acabé harto de tantas fiestas — I ended up getting fed up of all those parties

la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"

• acabar en algo — to end in sth

espero que no acabe en tragedia — I hope it won't end in tragedy

el palo acaba en punta — the stick ends in a point

unos zapatos que acaban en punta — a pair of pointed shoes

la fiesta acabó en un baile — the party ended with everyone dancing

después de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing

5)

• acabar haciendo algo, acabar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth

acabó aceptándolo — he ended up accepting it

6) [en una relación] to finish, split up

hemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up

¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?

7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***

3.

See:

acabarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

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= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex. Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

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* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

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= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

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acabar [A1 ]

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end

¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finished

todavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)

2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb

¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?

ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doing

espera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yet

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?

3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sb

he acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)

4 acabar DE + INF:

cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?

todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the house

para acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain

¡acabáramos! ( fam); now I get it! ( colloq)

¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was after

es que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well

5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -ING

acabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the end

B (+ compl):

la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'

por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a point

acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired

¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?

tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothing

siempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no good

no te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending

C ( AmS arg) (tener un orgasmo) to come ( colloq)

Sentido II

A acabar con

(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolates

en dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two years

si tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of days

estás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with you

este escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his career

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discrimination

B ( fam)

(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of him

este clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of me

Sentido III acabar de

A (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:

acaba de salir she's just gone out

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rang

acabo de comer I've just eaten

B no acabar DE + INF:

no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the idea

no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand

el color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color

■ acabar

vt

A ‹trabajo› to finish

ya acabé el libro I've finished the book

no logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the course

iré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doing

B

(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the race

la tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her

■ acabarse

v pron

A

(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steam

se me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patience

el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless job

se fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended

¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any more

y (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's that

le dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's that

te he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!

B

1 ( liter)

(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)

2

( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)

C ( enf) (comer) to finish, finish up

acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils

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acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [reunión/película] to finish, end;

[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
◊ ya casi acabo I've nearly finished

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up;

◊ acabó en la cárcel he ended up in jail;

(+ compl)
◊ acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were exhausted;

ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter
c) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth

2
◊ acabar con

a) acabar con algo ( terminar) ‹con libro/tarea› to finish with sth;

‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sth
b) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;

( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
◊ este niño va a acabar conmigo this child will be the death of me

3
◊ acabar de

a) ( terminar) acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

◊ cuando acabes de leerlo when you've finished reading it

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente):

◊ acaba de salir she's just gone out;

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …
c) ( llegar a):

◊ no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand;

no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
◊ se nos acabó el café we ran out of coffee;

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe

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acabar

♦ vt
[terminar] to finish;
hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;

todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;

acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;

la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;
RP Fam
¡acabala! that's enough!

♦ vi

1. [terminar] to finish, to end;

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;

el asunto acabó mal o [m5] de mala manera the affair finished o ended badly;

detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;

ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;

acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;

acabar con algo to finish with sth;

¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;

acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;

acabarán por llamar o [m5] llamando they'll call eventually o sooner or later;

para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;
Fam
¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!

2. [haber hecho recientemente]
acabar de hacer algo to have just done sth;

acabo de llegar I've just arrived

3.
acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;
[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;
acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;

está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;

acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;

la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;

¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!

4. [volverse] to end up;

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

5. [en construcciones con infinitivo]
no acabo de entenderlo I can't quite understand it;

no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;

no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;

el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan

6. RP, Ven Fam [tener un orgasmo] to come

7. Comp

de nunca acabar never-ending;

este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on

♦ See also the pronominal verb acabarse

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acabar

I v/t

1 finish

2

:

acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myself

II v/i

1 de persona finish; de función, acontecimiento finish, end;

acabar con put an end to; caramelos finish off; persona destroy;

acabar en end in;

acabar en punta end in a point;

acabar bien/mal end well/badly;

va a acabar mal fam this is going to end badly; persona he’ll come to no good o

to a bad end;

acabó por comprender in the end he understood;

no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;

acabar con sus huesos en end up in;

es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;

¡acabáramos! now I get it!;

¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;

la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse

2

:

acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;

acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it

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acabar vi

1) terminar: to finish, to end

2)

acabar de : to have just (done something)

acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother

3)

acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp out

acabar vt

terminar: to finish

♦ See also the reflexive verb acabarse

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acabar vb

1. (terminar) to finish

aún no he acabado de comer I haven't finished eating yet

2. (acción, objeto) to end

la cena acabó en baile the supper ended with a dance

la navaja acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

acabar de hacer algo to have just done something

acaba de llegar she's just arrived

acabar por to end up

acabó por comprarlo he ended up buying it

Spanish-English dictionary > acabar
6 acarrear

v.

1 to carry.

El furgón transporta provisiones The van transports provisions

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

2 to give rise to.

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acarrear

► verbo transitivo

1 (transportar) to carry, transport

2 figurado (producir) to cause, bring, give rise to

■ esto te podría acarrear muchos problemas this could cause you a lot of problems

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verb

1) to carry, haul

2) bring, give rise to

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VT

1) (=transportar) to transport, carry; (=arrastrar) to cart

2) (=causar) to cause, bring in its train o wake

le acarreó muchos disgustos — it caused o brought him lots of problems

acarreó la caída del gobierno — it led to the fall of the government

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verbo transitivo

a) < problema> to give rise to, lead to

esto le acarreó problemas — this caused her problems

b) <materiales/paquetes> to carry

c) (Chi fam) < persona> to take

d) (Méx) (Pol): to transport people to a political meeting or polling place

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= haul, mean, cart, tote.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

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verbo transitivo

a) < problema> to give rise to, lead to

esto le acarreó problemas — this caused her problems

b) <materiales/paquetes> to carry

c) (Chi fam) < persona> to take

d) (Méx) (Pol): to transport people to a political meeting or polling place

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= haul, mean, cart, tote.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

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acarrear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹desgracia/problema› to give rise to, lead to, result in

acarrea un peligro real de pérdida de identidad it brings with it o it gives rise to o it leads to a genuine risk of loss of identity

2 ‹materiales/paquetes› (en un camión) to carry, truck ( AmE); (cargar, llevar en peso) to cart, carry, lug ( colloq)

3 ( Chi fam) (en el auto) to take, drive

4 ( Méx) (movilizar) to mobilize

■ acarrear

vi

( Chi fam)

1 (arrasar) acarrear CON algo to sweep sth away

2 (robar) acarrear CON algo to make off WITH sth

■ acarrearse

v pron

( Chi fam) to move

acarréate para acá come o move over this way

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acarrear ( conjugate acarrear) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ problema› to give rise to, lead to;

◊ esto le acarreó problemas this caused her problems

b) ‹materiales/paquetes› to carry

acarrear verbo transitivo
1 (transportar) to carry, transport: tuvimos que acarrear los sacos de cemento, we had to lug the sacks full of cement
2 fig (tener consecuencias) to entail
' acarrear' also found in these entries:
English:
involve
- entail
- hod
- incur
- result

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acarrear

♦ vt

1. [ocasionar] to give rise to;

el abuso del medicamento acarrea problemas musculares if this medicine is not used in the correct dosage it can give rise to muscular problems;

los hijos acarrean muchos gastos bringing up children involves a lot of expense;

el cambio de ciudad le acarreó muchos problemas moving to another city created a lot of problems for her;

un delito que puede acarrear penas de cárcel a crime which can carry a prison sentence

2. [transportar] to carry;
[carbón] to haul
♦ See also the pronominal verb acarrearse

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acarrear

v/t

1 carry

2 fig

give rise to, cause

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acarrear vt

1) : to haul, to carry

2) : to bring, to give rise to

los problemas que acarrea: the problems that come along with it

Spanish-English dictionary > acarrear
7 agarrar

v.

1 to grab.

me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist

Silvia agarró la mano de Ricardo Silvia grabbed John's hand.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón).

¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!

me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard

María agarra el bejuco Mary catches the liMaría.

3 to catch (informal) (enfermedad). (peninsular Spanish)

4 to get, to take. ( Latin American Spanish)

Agarrar impulso Take impulse.

5 to take (tinte).

6 to be taken to prison, to get nicked.

Lo agarraron He was taken to prison.[He got nicked]

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agarrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (con la mano) to clutch, seize, grasp

■ agárrala fuerte hold it tight

2 familiar (pillar) to catch

3 familiar (conseguir) to take advantage of

■ hay que agarrar las oportunidades one has to grasp one's opportunities

► verbo pronominal agarrarse

1 (cogerse) to hold on, cling (a, to)

2 (pegarse) to stick

3 familiar (pelearse) to quarrel, fight

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

agarrar un cabreo to fly off the handle

agarrar una borrachera to get drunk/pissed

agarrarla to get drunk/pissed

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo figurado to try anything, do anything

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verb

1) to hold, seize, grab, grasp

2) catch

•

- agarrarse

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1. VT

1) (=asir)

a) [sujetando] to hold (on to)

agarra bien el bolso — hold on to your handbag firmly

le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition

lo tuvo bien agarrado hasta que llegó la policía — she held him until the police arrived

• entró agarrada del brazo de su padre — she came in holding her father's arm

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking arm in arm

me agarró del brazo — he took me by the arm

b) [con violencia] to grab

agarró al niño por el hombro — he grabbed the child by the shoulder

la agarró de los pelos y no la soltaba — she grabbed her hair and refused to let her go

c) [con fuerza] to grip

la agarró fuertemente del brazo — he gripped her arm tightly

2) (=capturar) to catch

ya han agarrado al ladrón — they've already caught the thief

3) [+ resfriado] to catch

he agarrado un buen resfriado — I've caught a nasty cold

lo tiene bien agarrado al pecho — she's got a nasty chesty cough

- agarrarla

4) * (=conseguir) to get, wangle *

5) esp LAm (=coger)

agarré otro pedazo de pastel — I took another piece of cake

agarra el libro del estante — take the book off the shelf

agarrar una flor — to pick a flower

agarrar un tren — to catch a train

la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start

• agarrar el vuelo — (=despegar) to take off

6) CAm, Caribe, Méx * (=captar) to get *, understand

7) Cono Sur

• agarrar a palos a algn — * to beat sb up *

8) Caribe *** to fuck ***

2. VI

1) (=asir)

agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end

2) (Bot) [planta] to take (root)

3) [color] to take

4) esp LAm (=coger)

agarre por esta calle — take this street

agarró y se fue — * he upped and went *

• agarrar para — (=salir) to set out for

3.

See:

agarrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

me agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm

2) (esp AmL) < objeto> ( tomar) to take; ( atajar) to catch

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him

3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

si lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody

4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get
2.
agarrar vi

1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra — here, hold this

2) planta/injerto to take; tornillo to grip, catch; ruedas to grip; tinte to take

3) (esp AmL) (ir)

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

4) (esp AmL fam)

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
3.
agarrarse v pron

1) ( asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight

¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)

agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

2) ( pillarse)

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

agarrarse con alguien — to have a set-to with somebody (colloq)

agarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)

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= grip, bust, grab, grasp.

Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* agarrarse = clutch.

* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.

* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.

* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.

* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

me agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm

2) (esp AmL) < objeto> ( tomar) to take; ( atajar) to catch

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him

3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

si lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody

4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get
2.
agarrar vi

1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra — here, hold this

2) planta/injerto to take; tornillo to grip, catch; ruedas to grip; tinte to take

3) (esp AmL) (ir)

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

4) (esp AmL fam)

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
3.
agarrarse v pron

1) ( asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight

¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)

agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

2) ( pillarse)

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

agarrarse con alguien — to have a set-to with somebody (colloq)

agarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)

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= grip, bust, grab, grasp.

Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* agarrarse = clutch.

* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.

* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.

* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.

* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

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agarrar [A1 ]

vt

A (sujetar) to get hold of, grab

lo agarró de or por las solapas he grabbed him o took hold of him by the lapels

agárralo, que se va a caer grab him, he's going to fall

me agarró del brazo (para apoyarse) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm, she seized my arm

ya agarra bien el sonajero she can already hold her rattle properly

B ( esp AmL) ‹objeto› (tomar) to take; (atajar) to catch

agarra el dinero de mi cartera take the money out of my wallet

agarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down

¿alguien agarró el libro que dejé en la mesa? did anyone pick up o take the book I left on the table?

¿puedo agarrar una manzana? may I take an apple?

agarró las llaves/sus cosas y se fue he took the keys/his things and left

te lo tiro ¡agárralo! I'll throw it to you, catch!

este capítulo es dificilísimo, no hay or no tiene por dónde agarrarlo ( fam); this chapter is really difficult, I can't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)

C

1 ( AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

si te agarra el profesor, ya verás if the teacher catches you, you'll be for it

si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

se acaba de ir, pero si corres, lo agarras he's just left, but if you run, you'll catch him

me agarró desprevenido/de buen humor she caught me off guard/in a good mood

agarrarla con algn ( AmL fam); to take it out on sb

2 (CS fam) (con una pregunta) to catch … out, stump

3 (CS) ‹televisión/emisora› to get, pick up

D

1 ‹resfriado› to catch

no salgas así, vas a agarrar una pulmonía don't go out like that, you'll catch your death of cold

2 ‹velocidad› to gather, pick up

3 ‹asco/odio/miedo› (+ me/te/le etc):

se ha caído tantas veces que le ha agarrado miedo al caballo she's had so many falls that now she's afraid of the horse

con los años le he ido agarrando cariño over the years I've grown fond of her

4 (entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get

5 ( RPl) ‹calle› to take

■ agarrar

vi

A (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra here, hold this

agarra por ahí take o get hold of that part

B

1 «planta/injerto» to take

2 «tornillo» to grip, catch; «ruedas» to grip

3 «tinte» to take

C ( esp AmL) (ir) agarrar POR algo; ‹por una calle/la costa› to go ALONG sth agarrar PARA algo to head FOR sth

agarraron para la capital they headed for the capital

tiene tantos problemas, que no sabe para dónde agarrar he has so many problems, he doesn't know which way to turn

D

( esp AmL fam): agarrar y …: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything

cuando ya había hecho la reserva agarra y me dice que no quiere ir I had already made the reservations when he goes and tells me he doesn't want to go

así que agarré y presenté la renuncia so I gave in my notice on the spot o there and then

■ agarrarse

v pron

A (asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight

¿sabes cuánto dinero nos queda? ¡agárrate! ( fam); do you know how much money we have left? wait for it! o prepare yourself for a shock! ( colloq)

agarrarse A or DE algo to hold on TO sth

se agarró al or del pasamanos she held on to o gripped the handrail

iban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa promesa/esperanza she's clinging to that promise/hope

B

(pillarse): me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawer

C

( esp AmL): se agarró una borrachera de padre y señor mío he got absolutely blind drunk

se agarró una rabieta he got o flew into a temper

¡qué disgusto se agarró cuando se enteró! she got really upset when she heard!

D ( AmL fam)

1 (pelearse, reñir) agarrarse CON algn to have a fight o an argument WITH sb ( colloq)

no vale la pena agarrarse con él por esa estupidez there's no point arguing with him over a silly thing like that

agarrársela(s) con algn ( AmL fam); to take it out on sb ( colloq)

se las agarró conmigo he took it out on me

2

(pelearse): se agarraron a patadas/puñetazos they started kicking/punching each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos they almost came to blows

E (pegarse) «comida» to stick

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agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
◊ me agarró del brazo ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm;

(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
◊ agarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down

3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;
◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
◊ agarrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb;

le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):
◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;

agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarrarse a or de algo to hold on to sth;
◊ iban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in arm

2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
◊ me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawer

3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
◊ agarrarse una borrachera to get drunk;

agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
◊ se agarraron a patadas they started kicking each other;

agarrarse con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- melopea
- sujetar
- tomar
- turca
- alcanzar
- atajar
- cuete
- fuerte
- hueveo
- insolación
- jalar
- mano
- mona
English:
blind
- catch
- clasp
- clutch
- collar
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- hold
- seize
- take
- act
- bust
- clench
- get
- knack
- latch
- nab
- nail
- pick
- red
- rope
- surprise
- unawares
- up

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agarrar

♦ vt

1. [asir] to grab;

me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist;

agarra bien al niño y no se caerá hold onto the child tight and he won't fall

2. Fam [pillar] [ladrón] to catch;

¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!;

me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard

3. Esp Fam [pillar] [enfermedad] to catch

4. Comp
Fam
agarrarla, agarrar una buena to get sloshed;
Fam
esta novela no hay por dónde agarrarla I can't make head or tail of this novel;
RP Fam
agarrar la mano a algo to get to grips with sth;
Méx Fam
agarrar patín to have a good laugh;
RP Fam
agarrar viaje to accept an offer;
RP Fam
agarrar viento en la camiseta to really get going;

después de un comienzo accidentado, el proyecto agarró viento en la camiseta after a shaky start the project really took off

♦ vi

1. Esp [asir]
agarrar de to take hold of;

¡agarra de la cuerda! grab the rope!

2. [tinte] to take

3. [planta] to take root

4. [ruedas] to grip

5. [clavo] to go in;

el tornillo no ha agarrado the screw hasn't gone in properly

6. Am [encaminarse]
agarrar para to head for;

agarró para la izquierda he took a left;

Comp
RP Fam
agarrar para el lado de los tomates to get hold of the wrong end of the stick

7. [tomar costumbre]
agarrarle a alguien por: le agarró por el baile she took it into her head to take up dancing;

le agarró por cantar en medio de la clase he got it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

le agarró por no tomar alcohol she suddenly started not drinking alcohol;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le agarró por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest mad idea

8. Comp
Fam
agarrar y hacer algo to go and do sth;

agarró y se fue she upped and went;

agarró y me dio una bofetada she went and slapped me

♦ See also the pronominal verb agarrarse

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agarrar

I v/t

1 ( asir) grab

2 ( atrapar, pescar), resfriado catch

3 L.Am. ( tomar) take

4 L.Am.

velocidad gather, pick up

5 L.Am.

agarrar una calle go up o along a street

II v/i

1 ( asirse) hold on

2 de planta take root

3 L.Am.

por un lugar go;

agarró y se fue he upped and went

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agarrar vt

1) : to grab, to grasp

2) : to catch, to take

agarrar vi

agarrar y fam : to do (something) abruptly

el día siguiente agarró y se fue: the next day he up and left

♦ See also the reflexive verb agarrarse

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agarrar vb

1. (coger) to grab [pt. & pp. grabbed]

un hombre lo agarró a man grabbed him

2. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

agárralo fuerte hold it tight

3. (atrapar, contraer) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

agarró un resfriado she caught a cold

Spanish-English dictionary > agarrar
8 agresión física

f.

battery.

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(n.) = physical assault, physical aggression

Ex. Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.

Ex. Physical aggression is the main individual risk factor for antisocial behavior.

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(n.) = physical assault, physical aggression

Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.

Ex: Physical aggression is the main individual risk factor for antisocial behavior.

Spanish-English dictionary > agresión física
9 alcoba

f.

bedroom.

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alcoba

► nombre femenino

1 bedroom

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FRASEOLOGÍA

secretos de alcoba figurado intimacies

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noun f.

bedroom

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SF

1) (=dormitorio) bedroom; Méx (Ferro) couchette, sleeping compartment

alcoba de huéspedes — spare room, guest room

2) (=mobiliario) suite of bedroom furniture

* * *

femenino bedroom, bedchamber (liter)

* * *

= bedroom.

Ex. Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.

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* conversación de alcoba = pillow talk.

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femenino bedroom, bedchamber (liter)

* * *

= bedroom.

Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.

* conversación de alcoba = pillow talk.

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alcoba

feminine

bedroom, bed chamber ( liter)

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alcoba sustantivo femenino
bedroom, bedchamber (liter)

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alcoba nf

bedroom

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alcoba

f S.Am.

bedroom

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alcoba nf

: bedroom

Spanish-English dictionary > alcoba
10 aljibe

adj.

cisternal.

m.

1 cistern.

2 tanker (Nautical).

3 well.

4 dungeon, prison cell, jail.

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aljibe

► nombre masculino

1 cistern, tank

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SM

1) (=tanque) cistern, tank; (Náut) water tender; (Aut) oil tanker

2) And (=pozo) well; (=calabozo) dungeon, underground prison

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masculino

1) ( pozo) well; ( depósito de agua) cistern, tank

2) (Per) ( cárcel) dungeon

* * *

= cistern.

Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.

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* aljibe elevado = water tower.

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masculino

1) ( pozo) well; ( depósito de agua) cistern, tank

2) (Per) ( cárcel) dungeon

* * *

= cistern.

Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.

* aljibe elevado = water tower.

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aljibe

masculine

A

1 (pozo) well

2 (depósito de agua) cistern, tank

B ( Per) (cárcel) dungeon

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aljibe sustantivo masculino
a) ( pozo) well;

( depósito de agua) cistern, tank
b) (Per) ( cárcel) dungeon

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aljibe

♦ adj inv
camión aljibe water tanker o truck

♦ nm

1. [de agua] cistern

2. Náut tanker

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aljibe

m cistern, tank

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aljibe nm

: cistern, well

Spanish-English dictionary > aljibe
11 antes

adv.

1 before.

no importa si vienes antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before

lo antes posible as soon as possible

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC

antes de tiempo ahead of time

antes de hacer algo before doing something

antes de que before

antes de que llegaras before you arrived

de antes old; (antiguo) previous (anterior)

2 before.

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you)

antes de before

3 first (primero).

esta señora está antes this lady is first

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me

m.pl.

1 elks, mooses.

2 suedes.

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antes

► adverbio

1 (tiempo) before, earlier

■ llámame antes de salir ring me before you leave

■ llegué antes que él I arrived before him

■ antes del partido before the match

■ deberías estar allí antes de las nueve you should be there before nine

■ bébete el café antes de que se enfríe drink your coffee before it gets cold

2 (en el pasado) before, in the past

3 (lugar) in front, before

► conjunción

1 on the contrary, quite the opposite, rather

■ no la aborrece, antes la ama he doesn't hate her, on the contrary he loves her

► adjetivo

1 before

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FRASEOLOGÍA

antes bien on the contrary

■ no se acobardó, antes bien se encaró con su enemigo he didn't shrink back, on the contrary, he stood up to his enemy

antes de J.C. before Christ

antes de nada first of all

lo antes posible as soon as possible

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adv.

1) before, earlier

2) rather, sooner

3) formerly, previously

•

- antes bien
- antes de anoche
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo
- antes de que
- antes que
- cuanto antes

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1.

ADJ before

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

2. ADV

1) [en el tiempo]

a) [con relación a otro acontecimiento]

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

antes de 1900 — before 1900

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

b) [en el pasado]

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

c) (=hasta ahora) before, before now

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

d) (=más temprano) earlier

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

e) (=más joven) at a younger age, at an earlier age

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

2) [en el espacio] before

tres páginas antes — three pages before

• antes de algo — before sth

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

3.

CONJ [indicando preferencia] sooner, rather

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex. OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

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* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

b) (en locs)

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

b) ( indicando preferencia)

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

4) ( en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

5)

a)

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

b)

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

antes (de que)

= before

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

= earlier, formerly, before now.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.

* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.

* antes de acostarse = before bed.

* antes de ahora = before now.

* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.

* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.

* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].

* antes del amanecer = before dawn.

* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.

* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].

* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes (de que) = before.

* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.

* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* antes que = sooner than.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* como antes = as before.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.

* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.

* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.

* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.

* minutos antes de = minutes before.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no visto antes = unprecedented.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

antes

adverb

A

1 (con anterioridad) before

me lo deberías haber dicho antes you should have told me before o earlier

lo haré lo antes posible I'll do it as soon as possible

los inquilinos de antes eran más simpáticos the people who lived there before o the previous tenants were nicer

días antes había estado con él I had been with him a few days before

la había hecho el día antes she had made it the day before o the previous day

2 ( en locs):

antes de before

llegó antes de las tres/del accidente she arrived before three/before the accident

debe estar aquí antes de las ocho you must be here before o by eight

unos días antes de la publicación del libro a few days before the book was published o ( frml) prior to the publication of the book

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche the night before last

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

antes DE + INF before -ING

muéstrame la carta antes de mandársela show me the letter before you send it to him o before sending it to him

antes ( DE) QUE + SUBJ:

a ver si podemos terminarlo antes (de) que lleguen let's try and finish before they get here

antes (de) que me olvide, llamó Marisa before I forget, Marisa called

no se lo muestres antes (de) que yo lo vea don't show it to him until I've seen it

mucho/poco antes (de) que tú nacieras a long time/just before you were born

B (en tiempos pasados) before, in the past

antes no se veían mendigos por la calle como ahora you didn't use to see beggars on the streets o in the past you didn't see beggars on the streets o you didn't see beggars on the streets before, the way you do now

antes salíamos mucho más que ahora we used to go out o in the past we went out much more than we do now

ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more, he's not the same person he was

las casas de antes eran más sólidas houses used to be o in the past houses were more solidly built

C

1 (indicando orden, prioridad) first

yo estaba antes I was here first

antes que before

el señor está antes que yo this man was here before me o is before me

antes que nada first of all

la obligación está antes que la diversión duty comes before pleasure

mis hijos están antes que tú para mí my children are more important to me than you are, my children come before you

2

(indicando preferencia): ¿casarme con él? ¡antes me muero! marry him? I'd rather o sooner die!

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that

la muerte antes que la deshonra death before dishonor

antes QUE + INF:

antes que verlos pasar hambre, soy capaz de robar I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

D (en el espacio) before

me bajo dos paradas antes I get off two stops before

el ejemplo dado líneas antes the example given a few lines above o before

está antes de Rocha/del puente it's before you get to o it's this side of Rocha/the bridge

E

1

antes bien ( liter); on the contrary

2

antes no (Chi, Méx fam): antes no te apuñalaron you were lucky o you can count yourself lucky you didn't get stabbed

* * *

antes adverbio
1
a) ( con anterioridad) before;

◊ lo compré el día antes I bought it the day before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible
b) ( más temprano) earlier;

◊ no pude llegar antes I couldn't arrive earlier

c) ( en locs)

◊ antes de before;

antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC;
no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours;
le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week;
antes de lo esperado earlier than expected;
antes de hacer algo before doing sth;
antes (de) que me olvide before I forget;
no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it
d) ( en el espacio) before

2 ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past;
◊ ya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more

3
a) (indicando orden, prioridad) first;

◊ antes que nada first of all;

yo estaba antes I was here first
b) ( indicando preferencia):

◊ ¡antes me muero! I'd rather o sooner die!;

cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that
antes
I adverbio
1 (en el tiempo) before
antes de las dos, before two o'clock
un año antes, a year before
mucho antes, long before
poco antes, a short time before
2 (tiempo remoto) in the past
antes se bordaba a mano más, people used to hand-embroider more in the past
3 (en el espacio) before
la escuela está antes de la estación, the school is before the station
II conj antes morir que disculparme, I'd rather die than apologize
♦ Locuciones: antes (bien), on the contrary
cuanto antes, as soon as possible
lo antes posible, as soon as possible
' antes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- acaso
- acopiar
- adelantarse
- anoche
- anticiparse
- aquél
- aquélla
- atusar
- ayer
- bélica
- bélico
- cadáver
- como
- congelación
- consumir
- cuanta
- cuanto
- dérmica
- dérmico
- engañarse
- escaparse
- escarceo
- escribano
- folclórica
- folclórico
- gay
- grabar
- homologar
- hostelera
- hostelero
- incluida
- incluido
- interesar
- manía
- marcha
- mejor
- menos
- merodear
- mezclar
- no
- noche
- ocurrirse
- poca
- poco
- presupuesto
- recoger
- resolver
- sabatina
- sabatino
English:
action
- advance
- anything
- applaud
- apprentice
- arbitration
- as
- asap
- averse
- back
- BC
- before
- beforehand
- best
- better
- blurt out
- board
- boil over
- breathing space
- bridge
- bustling
- capture
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clock
- clock off
- clock out
- close
- cram
- customary
- defrost
- dispose of
- early
- enact
- even
- eventual
- exercise
- family
- fellow
- first
- flying
- formerly
- from
- gather in
- go over
- ground
- hold off
- hors d'oeuvre
- jack up

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antes

♦ adv

1. [en el tiempo] before;
[antaño] formerly, in the past;
lo he dicho antes I've said it before;

no importa si venís antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier;

me lo podías haber contado antes you could have told me earlier o before;

antes llovía más it used to rain more often;

antes no había televisión y la gente se entretenía con la radio in the past, there wasn't any television, so people used to listen to the radio;

ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to;

desde el accidente, ya no es el mismo de antes he hasn't been the same since the accident;

cuanto antes as soon as possible;

mucho/poco antes long/shortly before;

lo antes posible as soon as possible;

antes de before;

antes de entrar dejen salir [en letrero] please let people off first before boarding;

no llegues antes de las cinco don't get there before five, make sure you arrive no earlier than five;

tenlo preparado antes de medianoche have it ready by midnight;

antes de hacer algo before doing sth;

consúltame antes de añadir nada consult me first before you add anything o before adding anything;

antes de que llegaras before you arrived;

antes de anoche the night before last;

antes de ayer the day before yesterday;

antes de Cristo before Christ, BC;

de antes [antiguo] old;
[anterior] previous;
el sistema de antes era muy lento the old system was very slow;

esta cerveza sabe igual que la de antes this beer tastes the same as the previous one o the one before

2. [en el espacio] before;

me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you);

antes de before;

el motel está antes del próximo cruce the motel is before the next junction

3. [primero] first;

esta señora está antes this lady is first;

ten paciencia, este señor está antes que nosotros be patient, this man is in front of us;

entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me;

¿quién va a salir antes? who's going to leave (the) first?

4. [expresa preferencia] rather;

no quiero tener coche, antes me compraría una moto I don't want a car, I'd rather buy a motorbike;

antes… que rather… than;

prefiero la sierra antes que el mar I prefer the mountains to the sea;

iría a la cárcel antes que mentir I'd rather go to prison than lie;

antes de nada first of all, before anything else;

antes que nada [expresando preferencia] above all, first and foremost;

antes al contrario on the contrary

♦ adj
[previo] previous;
la noche antes the night before

♦ antes bien loc conj

on the contrary;

no le aburría, antes bien parecía agradarle far from boring him, it appeared to please him

* * *

antes

I adv before;

cuanto antes, lo antes posible as soon as possible;

poco antes shortly before;

antes que nada first of all;

antes bien on the contrary;

de antes old

II prp

:

antes de before;

antes de hora, antes de tiempo early, ahead of time;

antes de llegar el tren before the train arrived

III conj

:

antes de que subj before

* * *

antes adv

1) : before, earlier

2) : formerly, previously

3) : rather, sooner

antes prefiero morir: I'd rather die

4)

antes de : before, previous to

antes de hoy: before today

5)

antes que : before

antes que llegue Luis: before Luis arrives

6)

cuanto antes : as soon as possible

7)

antes bien : on the contrary

* * *

antes adv

1. (previamente) before

avísame antes de irte let me know before you go

antes no utilizábamos ordenadores we didn't use computers before

2. (más temprano) earlier

se levanta antes que yo he gets up earlier than I do

3. (lugar) just before

la piscina está antes del cruce the swimming pool is just before the crossroads

antes de before

antes de leer el periódico before reading the newspaper

antes de la guerra before the war

antes de que before

antes de que yo naciera before I was born

antes que nada above all

cuanto antes as soon as possible

lo antes possible as soon as possible

Spanish-English dictionary > antes
12 anticipar un problema

(v.) = anticipate + problem

Ex. One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

* * *

(v.) = anticipate + problem

Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

Spanish-English dictionary > anticipar un problema
13 aporrear

v.

1 to bang on (puerta).

aporrear el piano to bang o plonk away on the piano

2 to beat, to beat up, to club, to pound.

El matón aporreó al chico The bully beat the boy.

3 to beat on, to wham.

4 to beat out, to plonk away at.

Aporrea el piano todos los días He beat out the piano every day.

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aporrear

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to beat, hit, thrash; (puerta) to bang on; (piano) to bang (away) on

* * *

verb

to beat, club

* * *

1. VT

1) (=pegar) to beat, club; (=dar una paliza a) to beat up

2) [con el puño] to thump, pound

aporrear el piano — to hammer away at the piano

3) LAm (=vencer) to beat, defeat

4) (=acosar) to bother, pester

2.

See:

aporrearse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <puerta/mesa> to bang o hammer on; (fam) < persona> to beat
2.
aporrearse v pron (Andes fam) to take a tumble (colloq)

* * *

= pound, club, pummel, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, cosh, clobber, whack.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.

Ex. During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.

Ex. One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.

Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex. An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.

Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.

Ex. The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head'.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <puerta/mesa> to bang o hammer on; (fam) < persona> to beat
2.
aporrearse v pron (Andes fam) to take a tumble (colloq)

* * *

= pound, club, pummel, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, cosh, clobber, whack.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.

Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.

Ex: One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.

Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex: An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.

Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.

Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head'.

* * *

aporrear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹puerta/mesa› to bang o hammer on; «piano» to bang on

2 ( fam); ‹persona› to beat

■ aporrearse

v pron

( Andes fam) to take a tumble ( colloq), to come a cropper ( BrE colloq)

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aporrear ( conjugate aporrear) verbo transitivo ‹puerta/mesa› to bang o hammer on;
‹ persona› (fam) to beat
aporrear verbo transitivo (persona) to beat, hit
(puerta) to bang on
' aporrear' also found in these entries:
English:
bludgeon
- club
- pound
- whack

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aporrear vt

1. [puerta] to bang o hammer on;

aporrear el piano to bang o Br plonk o US plunk away on the piano

2. [persona] to beat;

lo aporreó a puñetazos she beat him with her fists

* * *

aporrear

v/t pound on

* * *

aporrear vt

: to bang on, to beat, to bludgeon

* * *

aporrear vb to bang on / to hammer at

Spanish-English dictionary > aporrear
14 apoyo administrativo

m.

administrative support.

* * *

(n.) = administrative support

Ex. Lack of qualified staff and administrative support had retarded development of prison library service in the state = La falta de personal cualificado y de apoyo administrativo ha retardado el desarrollo de los servicios bibliotecarios penitenciarios en el estado.

* * *

(n.) = administrative support

Ex: Lack of qualified staff and administrative support had retarded development of prison library service in the state = La falta de personal cualificado y de apoyo administrativo ha retardado el desarrollo de los servicios bibliotecarios penitenciarios en el estado.

Spanish-English dictionary > apoyo administrativo
15 archivo

m.

1 archive (place).

imágenes de archivo (television) library pictures

2 file (informe, ficha).

3 file (computing).

4 file cabinet, filing cabinet.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: archivar.

* * *

archivo

► nombre masculino

1 (informe, ficha) file

2 (documentos) files plural, archives plural

3 INFORMÁTICA file

4 (lugar) archive

5 (archivador) filing cabinet

6 figurado (modelo) model, example

* * *

noun m.

1) file

2) archive

3) record

* * *

SM

1) (=sitio) archive, archives pl

fotos de archivo — library photos

imágenes de archivo — library pictures

Archivo Nacional — Public Record Office

2) (=documentos)

archivos — files

buscaremos en los archivos — we'll look in the files

archivos policiales — police files, police records

archivo sonoro — sound archive

3) (Inform) file

nombre de archivo — file name

archivo adjunto — attachment

archivo comprimido — zip file

archivo de seguridad — backup file

archivo de transacciones — transactions file

archivo fuente — source file

archivo maestro — master file

4)

de archivo — * (=viejo) ancient, out of the ark

5) And (=oficina) office

6) Cono Sur, Méx (=cárcel) jail, prison

* * *

masculino

1) ( local) archive; ( conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos — archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía — the police files o records

2) (Inf) file

* * *

= archive(s), archives, file, filing, filing cabinet, repository, vertical file, archiving, working file, archival institution, archive office.

Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex. The organization for the acquisition and preservation of archives and placing them at the disposal of users is known as archives.

Ex. Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex. The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.

Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex. Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.

Ex. The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.

Ex. Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.

Ex. The archives contain mainly the Papal working files of other days.

Ex. Archival institutions are outstripping libraries in the establishment of shops for the curative treatment of holdings.

Ex. Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.

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* administración de archivos = archive(s) administration.

* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.

* almacenamiento de archivo = archival storage.

* archivo administrativo = record office, administrative archives, administrative library.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* archivo comprimido = zip file.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* archivo de documentos administrativos = public record office.

* archivo de empresa = business archives.

* archivo de escuela = school records.

* archivo de funeraria = funeral home library.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* Archivo del Vaticano, el = Vatican Archives, the, Vatican Archives, the.

* archivo de oficina = office file.

* archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.

* archivo de periódico = news library.

* archivo de prensa = newspaper morgue.

* archivo de programas = programme file.

* archivo de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* archivo de recursos electrónico = electronic repository [e-repository].

* archivo de sindicato = trade-union archive.

* archivo eclesiástico = church register.

* archivo electrónico = machine-readable data file.

* archivo estatal = state archive.

* archivo étnico = ethnic archives.

* archivo familiar = estate archive.

* archivo fotográfico = picture archive, photographic library.

* archivo histórico = historical archives.

* archivo ministerial = departmental records.

* archivo municipal = municipal archives, city archive.

* archivo nacional = national archives.

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* archivo parlamentario = parliamentary archive(s).

* archivo parroquial = parish register, parish records.

* archivo particular = family archive.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* archivo plano = flat file.

* archivo presidencial = presidential archive.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* archivo provincial = provincial archives.

* archivo público = public archive.

* archivo regional = regional archives.

* archivo senatorial = senatorial papers.

* archivo sonoro = sound archive.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.

* descomprimir un archivo = unzip + file.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* documento de archivo = archival document, archival record, archival file, archival print.

* gestión de archivos = management of records.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* historia de los archivos = archival history.

* información de archivo = archival information.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* material de archivo = archival material, archive material.

* nombre de archivo = file name.

* nombre del archivo = data set name.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* reproducción de archivo = archival print.

* seleccionador de documentación de archivo = archival appraiser.

* sistema de archivo = archiving system.

* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS) = Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* * *

masculino

1) ( local) archive; ( conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos — archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía — the police files o records

2) (Inf) file

* * *

= archive(s), archives, file, filing, filing cabinet, repository, vertical file, archiving, working file, archival institution, archive office.

Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex: The organization for the acquisition and preservation of archives and placing them at the disposal of users is known as archives.

Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.

Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.

Ex: The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.

Ex: Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.

Ex: The archives contain mainly the Papal working files of other days.

Ex: Archival institutions are outstripping libraries in the establishment of shops for the curative treatment of holdings.

Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.

* administración de archivos = archive(s) administration.

* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.

* almacenamiento de archivo = archival storage.

* archivo administrativo = record office, administrative archives, administrative library.

* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.

* archivo comprimido = zip file.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* archivo de documentos administrativos = public record office.

* archivo de empresa = business archives.

* archivo de escuela = school records.

* archivo de funeraria = funeral home library.

* archivo de imágenes = image archiving, picture file.

* Archivo del Vaticano, el = Vatican Archives, the, Vatican Archives, the.

* archivo de oficina = office file.

* archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.

* archivo de periódico = news library.

* archivo de prensa = newspaper morgue.

* archivo de programas = programme file.

* archivo de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* archivo de recursos electrónico = electronic repository [e-repository].

* archivo de sindicato = trade-union archive.

* archivo eclesiástico = church register.

* archivo electrónico = machine-readable data file.

* archivo estatal = state archive.

* archivo étnico = ethnic archives.

* archivo familiar = estate archive.

* archivo fotográfico = picture archive, photographic library.

* archivo histórico = historical archives.

* archivo ministerial = departmental records.

* archivo municipal = municipal archives, city archive.

* archivo nacional = national archives.

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* archivo parlamentario = parliamentary archive(s).

* archivo parroquial = parish register, parish records.

* archivo particular = family archive.

* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.

* archivo plano = flat file.

* archivo presidencial = presidential archive.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* archivo provincial = provincial archives.

* archivo público = public archive.

* archivo regional = regional archives.

* archivo senatorial = senatorial papers.

* archivo sonoro = sound archive.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* comprimir un archivo = zip + file.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* conservador del archivo = archives custodian.

* conservar en archivo = archive.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.

* descomprimir un archivo = unzip + file.

* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* documento de archivo = archival document, archival record, archival file, archival print.

* gestión de archivos = management of records.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* historia de los archivos = archival history.

* información de archivo = archival information.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).

* material de archivo = archival material, archive material.

* nombre de archivo = file name.

* nombre del archivo = data set name.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.

* pieza de archivo = archival file.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* reproducción de archivo = archival print.

* seleccionador de documentación de archivo = archival appraiser.

* sistema de archivo = archiving system.

* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS) = Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* * *

archivo

masculine

A

1 (local) archive

2 (conjunto de documentos) tb

archivos archives (pl), archive

los archivos de la policía the police files o records

Compuesto:

archivo de imágenes

picture library

B ( Inf) file

Compuestos:

● archivo comprimido

zip file

● archivo de firma

signature file

● archivo de intercambio

swap file

● archivo fuente

source file

● archivo or fichero de autoridad

( Inf, Ling) authority file

● archivo maestro

master file

● archivo MP3 or emepetres

MP3 file

● archivo zip or ( AmL tb) zipeado

zip file

* * *

Del verbo archivar: ( conjugate archivar)

archivo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

archivó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
archivar
archivo
archivar ( conjugate archivar) verbo transitivo ‹ documentos› to file;
‹investigación/asunto› ( por un tiempo) to shelve;
( para siempre) to close the file on
archivo sustantivo masculino
a) ( local) archive;

( conjunto de documentos) tb
◊ archivos archives (pl), archive;

los archivos de la policía the police files o records
b) (Inf) file

archivar verbo transitivo
1 (guardar) to file (away)
2 (considerar concluido) to shelve
3 Inform to save
archivo sustantivo masculino
1 (documento) file
2 (archivador) filing cabinet
3 (edificio, lugar) archives pl: me pasé la mañana entera en el archivo municipal, I spent the morning at the city archives
' archivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filmoteca
- borrar
- constar
- FTP
- kárdex
English:
file
- record
- archive
- mug

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archivo nm

1. [lugar] archive;
TV
imágenes de archivo library pictures

Comp
el Archivo de Indias = archive in Seville storing documents relating to the administration of Spain's colonial empire
2. [documentos] archives

3. Informát file

Comp
archivo adjunto attachment;
archivo ejecutable executable file;

archivo invisible invisible file;

archivo oculto hidden file;

archivo temporal temporary file;

archivo de texto text file

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archivo

m

1 archive

2 INFOR file

* * *

archivo nm

1) : file

2) : archive, archives pl

* * *

archivo n (de policía, informática) file

la información está en este archivo the information is in this file

Spanish-English dictionary > archivo
16 arrestado

adj.

arrested, imprisoned.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: arrestar.

* * *

arrestado

► participio pasado

1→ link=arrestar arrestar

► adjetivo

1 arrested, detained

* * *

ADJ bold, daring

* * *

= detainee.

Ex. This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.

* * *

= detainee.

Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.

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arrestado, -a

♦ adj

under arrest;

queda usted arrestado you are under arrest

♦ nm,f

person under arrest;

llevaron los arrestados a la comisaría they took those they had arrested to the police station

* * *

arrestado

I adj arrested, under arrest

II part → arrestar

Spanish-English dictionary > arrestado
17 arrestar

v.

1 to arrest.

La policía arrestó a Ricardo The police arrested Richard.

La policía arrestó el paro The police arrested the strike.

2 to hold back, to cork, to rein back, to restrain.

Ricardo arrestó su ira Richard held back his anger.

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arrestar

► verbo transitivo

1 to arrest, detain

2 (poner en prisión) to imprison, jail, put in prison

* * *

verb

to arrest, detain

* * *

1.

VT (=detener) to arrest, detain; (=encarcelar) to imprison, put in prison

arrestar en el cuartel — (Mil) to confine to barracks

2.

See:

arrestarse

* * *

verbo transitivo to arrest

queda arrestado — you're under arrest

* * *

= detain, arrest, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, bust.

Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.

Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.

Ex. They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.

Ex. The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Ex. A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.

Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

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* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* * *

verbo transitivo to arrest

queda arrestado — you're under arrest

* * *

= detain, arrest, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, bust.

Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.

Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.

Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.

Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.

Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* * *

arrestar [A1 ]

vt

to arrest

queda arrestado you're under arrest

los soldados que están arrestados the soldiers who are confined to barracks

* * *

arrestar ( conjugate arrestar) verbo transitivo
to arrest
arrestar verbo transitivo to arrest
' arrestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prender
- detener
English:
apprehend
- bust
- arrest

* * *

arrestar vt

to arrest

* * *

arrestar

v/t arrest

* * *

arrestar vt

detener: to arrest, to detain

* * *

arrestar vb (detener) to arrest

Spanish-English dictionary > arrestar
18 arresto

m.

1 arrest.

arresto domiciliario (law) house arrest

2 detention, imprisonment.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrestar.

* * *

arresto

► nombre masculino

1 arrest

► nombre masculino plural arrestos

1 (ímpetu) daring sing, guts

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener arrestos to be bold, be daring

estar bajo arresto to be under arrest

arresto mayor close arrest

arresto menor open arrest

* * *

noun m.

arrest

* * *

SM

1) (Jur) (=acción) arrest; (=detención) remand; (Mil) detention, confinement

estar bajo arresto — to be under arrest

arresto domiciliario — house arrest

arresto mayor — Esp imprisonment for from one month and a day to six months

arresto menor — Esp imprisonment for from one day to thirty days

arresto preventivo — preventive detention

2) pl arrestos (=arrojo) daring sing

tener arrestos — to be bold, be daring

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masculino

1) (Der, Mil)

a) ( detención) arrest

bajo arresto — under arrest

b) ( prisión) detention

- arresto domiciliario

- arresto preventivo

2) arrestos masculino plural ( audacia) boldness, daring

no tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...

* * *

= arrest, detention.

Ex. The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.

Ex. Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.

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* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.

* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.

* * *

masculino

1) (Der, Mil)

a) ( detención) arrest

bajo arresto — under arrest

b) ( prisión) detention

- arresto domiciliario

- arresto preventivo

2) arrestos masculino plural ( audacia) boldness, daring

no tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...

* * *

= arrest, detention.

Ex: The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.

Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.

* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.

* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.

* * *

arresto

masculine

A ( Der, Mil)

1 (detención) arrest

se encuentran bajo arresto en la comisaría they are being held in custody at o they are under arrest in the police station

2 (prisión) detention

Compuestos:

● arresto domiciliario

house arrest

se encuentra bajo arresto domiciliario he is under house arrest

● arresto mayor

imprisonment ( for a period of between one month and a day and six months)

fue condenado a seis meses de arresto mayor he was sentenced to six months imprisonment o in prison

● arresto menor

imprisonment ( for a period between one month and thirty days)

● arresto preventivo

preventive detention

B arrestos mpl (valor, audacia) spirit, boldness, daring; (energía) energy

no tiene arrestos para hacerlo she's not daring o bold enough to do it

* * *

Del verbo arrestar: ( conjugate arrestar)

arresto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

arrestó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
arrestar
arresto
arrestar ( conjugate arrestar) verbo transitivo
to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino (Der, Mil)
a) ( detención) arrest;

◊ bajo arresto under arrest

b) ( prisión) detention

arrestar verbo transitivo to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino arrest
Jur arresto domiciliario, house arrest
' arresto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
orden
- detención
English:
apprehension
- arrest
- detain
- detention
- under
- house
- warrant

* * *

arresto nm

1. [detención] arrest;

su arresto se produjo en plena calle he was arrested in broad daylight;

durante su arresto lo torturaron while under arrest he was tortured

2. [reclusión]
al soldado le impusieron dos días de arresto the soldier was locked up for two days

Comp
arresto domiciliario house arrest;
arresto mayor = prison sentence of between one month and a day and six months;

arresto menor = prison sentence of between one and thirty days

* * *

arresto

m

1 arrest;

orden de arresto arrest warrant

2

:

arrestos pl spirit sg, daring sg

* * *

arresto nm

1) detención: arrest

2) arrestos nmpl

: boldness, daring

Spanish-English dictionary > arresto
19 así

f.

ISA, intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.

* * *

así

► adverbio

1 (de esta manera) thus, (in) this way

2 (de esa manera) (in) that way

■ por decirlo así so to speak

■ y así sucesivamente and so on

3 (tanto) as

■ así usted como yo both you and I

4 (por tanto) therefore

5 (tan pronto como) as soon as

■ así que lo sepa as soon as I know

► adjetivo

1 such

■ un hombre así a man like that, such a man

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

así así so-so

así que so

■ llovía, así que cogimos el paraguas it was raining, so we took our umbrella

así sea so be it

* * *
1. adv.
1) like this, like that

2) so, thus, in this way

•

- así así
- así como
- no así 2. conj.
even if
3. adj.
such

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1. ADV

1) (=de este modo)

a) [con ser]

-te engañaron, ¿no es así? -sí, así es — "they deceived you, didn't they?" - "yes, they did", "they deceived you, isn't that so?" -"yes, it is"

usted es periodista ¿no es así? — you're a journalist, aren't you?

yo soy así — that's the way I am

perdona, pero creo que eso no es así — excuse me, but I think that's not true

así es como lo detuvieron — that's how o this is how they arrested him

¡(que) así sea! —

- solo les falta ganar la copa -que así sea — "all they have to do is win the cup" - "let's hope they do"

- que el Señor esté con vosotros -así sea — "(may) God be with you" - "amen"

b) [con otros verbos] like that, like this

lo hizo así — he did it like that o like this

esto no puede seguir así — things can't go on this way, this can't go on like this

se iniciaba así una nueva etapa — thus o so a new phase began

¡así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

así ocurrió el accidente — that's how o this is how the accident happened

así me agradecen lo que hice por ellos — this is the thanks I get for what I did for them

así están las cosas — that's the way things are

puede leer el contrato si así lo desea — you can read the contract if you wish

¿por qué te pones así? no es más que un niño — why do you get worked up like that? he's only a child

- salúdelos de mi parte -así lo haré — "give them my best wishes" - "I will"

dijo que llamaría y así lo hizo — he said he would call and he did

2) [acompañando a un sustantivo] like that

un hombre así — a man like that, such a man más frm

¿por una cosa así se han enfadado? — they got angry over a thing like that?

3)

• así de —

a) + sustantivo

tuvieron así de ocasiones de ganar y no las aprovecharon — they had so o this many chances to win but didn't take them

b) + adj, adv

un baúl así de grande — a trunk as big as this, a trunk this big

él todo lo hace así de rápido — he does everything that fast, that's how fast he does everything

no para de comer y luego así está de gordita — she never stops eating, that's why she's so plump

no creo que puedas hacerlo así de bien — I can't believe that you can do it that well

así de feo era que... — LAm he was so ugly that...

4)

• así como —

a) (=lo mismo que) the same way as

así como tú te portes conmigo, me portaré yo — I'll behave the same way as you do to me

así en la Tierra como en el Cielo — on Earth as it is in Heaven

b) (=mientras que) whereas, while

así como uno de sus hijos es muy listo, el otro no estudia nada — whereas o while one of their children is very clever, the other doesn't study at all

c) (=además de) as well as

se necesita el original así como una copia — you need the original as well as a copy

5) [otras locuciones]

• así las cosas — with things as they are

• por así decirlo — so to speak

• no así — unlike

los gastos fueron espectaculares, no así los resultados — the expenditure was astonishing, unlike the results

• ¡así no más! — Méx * (=sin cuidado) anyhow; (=sin motivo) just like that

es un tema muy importante para tratarlo así no más — it's a very important issue, you can't just treat it any old how

a mí me cuesta tanto y él lo hace así no más — I find it really hard, but he does it easily o just like that

se fue así no más, sin decir nada — he left just like that, without saying anything

lo echaron del trabajo así no más — they gave him the sack just like that *

• o así — about, or so

20 dólares o así — about 20 dollars, 20 dollars or so

llegarán el jueves o así — they'll arrive around Thursday, they'll arrive on Thursday or thereabouts

• así sin más — just like that

• y así sucesivamente — and so on and so forth

• así y todo — even so

- así así

-¿cómo te encuentras hoy? -así así — "how do you feel today?" - "so-so"

- así o asá

- así como así

no gastan el dinero así como así — they don't spend money willy-nilly

no se hace así como así — it's not as easy as all that

- así porque sí

y empezó a insultarme así porque sí — and he began to insult me just for the sake o hell of it *

no hemos conseguido el éxito así porque sí — it's no accident that we've become successful

- así es la vida

2. CONJ

1) (=aunque) even if

así tenga que recorrer el mundo entero, la encontraré — even if I have to travel the whole world, I'll find her

2) (=consecuentemente) so

se gastó todo el dinero y así no pudo ir de vacaciones — he spent all the money, so he couldn't go on holiday

esperan lograr un acuerdo, evitando así la huelga — they are hoping to reach an agreement and so avoid a strike, they are hoping to reach an agreement, thereby o thus avoiding a strike frm

• así pues — so

ha conseguido una beca, así pues, podrá seguir estudiando — he got a grant, so he can carry on studying

• así (es) que — so

estábamos cansados, así que no fuimos — we were tired so we didn't go

3) (=ojalá)

¡así te mueras! — I hope you drop dead! *

4) (=en cuanto)

• así que — + subjun as soon as

así que te enteres, comunícamelo — as soon as you find out, let me know

así que pasen unos años todo se olvidará — in a few years everything will be forgotten

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I
adjetivo invariable like that

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
II
adverbio

1) (de este/ese modo)

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

2)

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

3) ( expresando deseo)

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

4) (en locs)

así así — (fam) so-so

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
III
conjunción ( aunque)

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

* * *

= thereby, like that, like this.

Ex. To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex. And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.

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* algo así como = something like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* así es = that's how it is.

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* así pues = as such, thus.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* aún así = even so.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* denominado así = so named.

* denominarse así = be so called.

* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* esto es así = this is the case.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* llamado así = so named.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* tanto es así que = so much so that.

* visto así = viewed in this light.

* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable like that

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
II
adverbio

1) (de este/ese modo)

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

2)

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

3) ( expresando deseo)

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

4) (en locs)

así así — (fam) so-so

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
III
conjunción ( aunque)

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

* * *

= thereby, like that, like this.

Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.

* algo así como = something like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* así es = that's how it is.

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* así pues = as such, thus.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* aún así = even so.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* denominado así = so named.

* denominarse así = be so called.

* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* esto es así = this is the case.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* llamado así = so named.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* tanto es así que = so much so that.

* visto así = viewed in this light.

* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....

* * *

así¹

adj inv

like that

no discutan por una tontería así don't argue over a silly thing like that

si es así te pido disculpas if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así ¿qué voy a hacer? that's the way I am, I can't help it

anda, no seas así, préstamelo come on, don't be like that, lend it to me

así es la vida ( fr hecha); that's life

es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?

estaba contento, tan es así que no quería volver a casa he was happy, so much so that he didn't want to return home

así²

adverb

A

(de este/ese modo): no le hables así a tu padre don't talk to your father like that

¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?

la ayudó un profesional — ¡así cualquiera! she got help from a professional — anyone can do it with that kind of help! o ( colloq hum) that's cheating!

¿así me agradeces lo que hago por ti? is this how you thank me o is this the thanks I get for everything I do for you?

lo hice muy rápido — ¡y así te quedó! I did it very quickly — yes, it shows o yes, it looks like it!

no te pongas así, no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

le voy a regalar dinero, así él se puede comprar lo que quiera I'll give him some money, that way he can buy whatever he wants

¿eres `el Rubio'? — así me llaman are you `el Rubio'? — that's what people call me

¿lo perdieron todo? — así es you mean they lost everything? — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente and so on

¿dimitió? — así como lo oyes you mean he resigned? — believe it or not, yes

B así de + ADJ/ ADV:

se enfría y se sirve ¡así de fácil! allow to cool and serve, it's as easy as that

debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick

¿así de egoísta me crees? do you think I'm that selfish?

C (expresando deseo) así + SUBJ:

así se muera I hope she drops dead!

D ( en locs):

así así ( fam); so-so

¿te gusta? — así así do you like it? — so-so o it's OK

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy

así como es con el dinero es con el afecto: mezquino he's (just) as mean with his affection as he is with his money

así como en verano el clima es agradable, en invierno te mueres de frío the weather's very pleasant in summer but, by the same token, in winter you freeze to death

por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality

así como él insiste, tampoco ella ceja the more he insists, the more she refuses to back down

todos sus familiares, así como algunos amigos, estuvieron presentes his whole family was there, and a few friends as well

hágase tu voluntad así en la Tierra como en el Cielo Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven

así como así just like that

gasta el dinero así como así he spends money just like that o as if it meant nothing to him

¡así me gusta! ( fr hecha); that's what I like to see!

¿le dijiste que no? ¡así me gusta! you said no? good for you!

así mismo asimismo:

así nomás ( AmL); just like that

a ella no la vas a convencer así nomás you're not going to persuade her that easily o just like that

hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how

así o asá or asao ( fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá or asao, a mí no me importa ( fam); you can put it any way you like, I don't care

da lo mismo así que asá or asao ( fam); it doesn't matter which way you do it ( o put it etc)

así pues so

no me gustaba el trabajo; así pues, decidí dejarlo I didn't like the job, so I decided to give it up

así que (por lo tanto) so; (en cuanto) as soon as

esto no es asunto tuyo, así que no te metas this has nothing to do with you, so mind your own business

¡así que te casas! so, you're getting married …

así sea ( Relig) amen

descanse en paz — así sea rest in peace — Amen

así y todo even so

tiene dos empleos y así y todo no le alcanza el dinero she has two jobs and even then she can't manage on the money she earns

no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que no hicieron más que quejarse they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. The Vives, on the other hand did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. Not so the Vives, who did nothing but complain

o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30

gana unas cien mil al mes o así she earns around a hundred thousand a month

por así decirlo so to speak

así³

conjunction

(aunque) así + SUBJ:

lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide

no pagaré así me encarcelen I won't pay even if they put me in prison

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Del verbo asir: ( conjugate asir)

así es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
asir
así
asir ( conjugate asir) verbo transitivo (liter) to seize, grasp;
así a algn de or por algo:
◊ la asió de un brazo he seized o grasped her arm

asirse verbo pronominal (liter) asíse de or a algo: se asió a la cuerda she grabbed (hold of) o seized the rope;
caminaban asidos de la mano they walked hand in hand
así 1 adjetivo invariable
like that;
no seas así don't be like that;
con gente así yo no me meto I don't mix with people like that;
yo soy así that's the way I am;
así es la vida (fr hecha) that's life;
es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages;
esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?;
tanto es así que … so much so that …
así 2 adverbio
1 ( de este modo) like this;
( de ese modo) like that;
◊ ¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?;

no le hables así don't talk to him like that;
¡así cualquiera! that's cheating! (colloq &
hum);
◊ así es como pasó this is how it happens;

no te pongas así don't get so worked up;
así me podré comprar lo que quiera that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want;
así es that's right;
¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?;
y así sucesivamente and so on
2
◊ ¡así de fácil! it's as easy as that;

así de alto/grueso this high/thick
3 ( en locs)
◊ así así (fam) so-so;

así como así just like that;
¡así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!;
así nomás (AmL) just like that;
así pues so;
así que ( por lo tanto) so;
así y todo even so;
por así decirlo so to speak
asir verbo transitivo to grasp, seize
así
I adverbio
1 (de este modo) like this o that, this way: hazlo así, do it this way
es así de grande/alto, it is this big/tall
buscábamos algo así, we were looking for something like this o that
usted es bombero, ¿no es así?, you are a fireman, aren't you?
así así, so-so 2 estaremos de vuelta a las diez o así, we'll come back around ten o'clock
la casa tiene quince años o así, the house is fifteen years old or so
II conj así pasa lo que pasa, (por eso) that's why those things happen
así tenga que..., (aunque) even if I have to...
III excl (¡ojalá!) ¡así te rompas la crisma!, I hope you break your neck!
♦ Locuciones: así como, just as: así como Juan me parece adorable, no soporto a su hermana, just as I think Juan is adorable, I can't stand his sister
así pues, so
así que..., so...
' así' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- atizar
- aturullarse
- aun
- botepronto
- consentir
- de
- decir
- derecha
- derecho
- desahogarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- destrozar
- disponer
- empujar
- escarmentar
- estar
- excitarse
- generalizar
- hilaridad
- impertinencia
- misma
- mismo
- necesaria
- necesario
- niñería
- no
- ojo
- panza
- pequeña
- pequeño
- por
- primera
- primero
- rezar
- resistir
- sic
- sucesivamente
- ver
- agradecer
- alguno
- atención
- autorizar
- avergonzar
- bien
- como
- conforme
- continuar
- cosa
English:
after
- as
- bull
- change over
- even
- forecast
- forth
- if
- inclined
- keep up
- lie down
- life
- like
- lot
- manner
- name
- offhand
- on
- outrank
- phrase
- rig
- same
- seem
- so
- so-so
- sort
- speak
- still
- such
- that
- then
- this
- thus
- way
- will
- bargain
- bring
- case
- do
- easy
- find
- get
- go
- instead
- kind
- pain
- stick
- take
- there
- want

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así

♦ adv
[de este modo] this way, like this; [de ese modo] that way, like that;
ellos lo hicieron así they did it this way;

así es la vida that's life;

yo soy así that's just the way I am;

¿así me agradeces todo lo que he hecho por ti? is this how you thank me for everything I've done for you?;

así no vamos a ninguna parte we're not getting anywhere like this o this way;

¿eso le dijo? – así, como te lo cuento did she really say that to him? – (yes) indeed, those were her very words;

así así [no muy bien] so-so;

¿cómo te ha ido el examen? – así así how did the exam go? – so-so;

algo así [algo parecido] something like that;

tiene seis años o algo así she is six years old or something like that;

algo así como [algo igual a] something like;

el apartamento les ha costado algo así como 20 millones the Br flat o US apartment cost them something like 20 million;

así como [también] as well as;
[tal como] just as;
las inundaciones, así como la sequía, son catástrofes naturales both floods and droughts are natural disasters;

así como para los idiomas no vale, para las relaciones públicas nadie la supera whilst she may be no good at languages, there is no one better at public relations;

así como así [como si nada] as if it were nothing;
[irreflexivamente] lightly; [de cualquier manera] any old how;
¡no puedes marcharte así como así! you can't leave just like that!;

así cualquiera gana anyone could win that way o like that;

subimos hasta la cumbre en teleférico – ¡así cualquiera! we reached the summit by cable car – anyone could do that!;

así de… so…;

no seas así de celoso don't be so jealous;

era así de largo it was this/that long;

es así de fácil it's as easy as that;

no hace nada de ejercicio – así de gordo está he doesn't do any exercise – it's no wonder he's so fat;
Irónico
me ha costado muy barato – así de bueno será it was very cheap – don't expect it to be any good, then;

así es/fue como… that is/was how…;

así es [para asentir] that is correct, yes;

¡así me gusta! that's what I like (to see)!;

¡así me gusta, sigue trabajando duro! excellent, keep up the hard work!, that's what I like to see, keep up the hard work!;
Fam
así o asá either way, one way or the other;

el abrigo le quedaba pequeño, así es que se compró otro the coat was too small for her, so she bought another one;

así sea so be it;
Esp
así sin más, Am [m5] así no más o [m5] nomás just like that;

así y todo even so;

se ha estado medicando mucho tiempo y, así y todo, no se encuentra bien he's been taking medication for some time and even so he's no better;

aun así even so;

o así [más o menos] or so, or something like that;

y así thus, and so;

y así sucesivamente and so on, and so forth;

y así todos los días and the same thing happens day after day

♦ conj

1. [aunque] even if;

te encontraré así tenga que recorrer todas las calles de la ciudad I'll find you even if I have to look in every street in the city

2. Am [aun si] even if;

no nos lo dirá, así le paguemos he won't tell us, even if we pay him

♦ adj inv
[como éste] like this; [como ése] like that;
no seas así don't be like that;

con un coche así no se puede ir muy lejos you can't go very far with a car like this one;

una situación así es muy peligrosa such a situation is very dangerous

♦ interj

I hope…;

¡así no vuelva nunca! I hope he never comes back!;

¡así te parta un rayo! drop dead!

♦ así pues loc conj

so, therefore;

no firmaron el tratado, así pues la guerra era inevitable they didn't sign the treaty, so war became inevitable

♦ así que loc conj
[de modo que] so;
la película empieza dentro de media hora, así que no te entretengas the movie o Br film starts in half an hour, so don't be long;

¿así que te vas a presentar candidato? so you're going to stand as a candidate, are you?

♦ así que loc adv
[tan pronto como] as soon as;
así que tengamos los resultados del análisis, le citaremos para la visita as soon as we have the results of the test we'll make an appointment for you

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así

I adv

1 (de este modo) like this;

así de grande this big;

así o asá this way or that (way)

2 (de ese modo) like that;

una cosa así a thing like that, something like that;

soy así (yo) that’s how I am;

una casa así a house like that;

así es that’s right;

así no más S.Am. just like that;

así como así just like that;

así así so-so

II conj

:

así como al igual que while, whereas;

así y todo even so;

así pues so;

así que so;

así (es) que so that’s how, so that’s why;

¿así que no vienes? so you’re not coming?;

tanto es así, que … and (as a result) …;

… tanto es así, que varias estaciones han cerrado … and (as a result) a number of stations are closed

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así adv

1) : like this, like that

2) : so, thus

así sea: so be it

3)

así de : so, about so

una caja así de grande: a box about so big

4)

así que : so, therefore

5)

así como : as well as

6)

así así : so-so, fair

así adj

: such, such a

un talento así es inestimable: a talent like that is priceless

así conj

aunque: even if, even though

no irá, así le paguen: he won't go, even if they pay him

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así adv

1. (de esta manera) like this / this way

se hace así you do it like this

2. (de esa manera) like that / that way

un ordenador así a computer like that

así, así so so

así de... this...

era así de grande it was this big

así que so

así que no te preocupes so don't worry

¡así que te vas! so you're going, are you?

o así or so

Spanish-English dictionary > así
20 atentado golpista

(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex. Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex. The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

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(n.) = attempted coup, coup attempt

Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.

Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.

Spanish-English dictionary > atentado golpista

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